Shoo roach
Looking into the numbers heres what i could find so far (nothing that great just some possibilities)
Paris, IL area code is 61944
https://www.elliotscientific.com/image/data/pdf/MDE122_183.STEP
This odd site comes up if you search the number
https://books.google.com/books?id=X8sPAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=1944+8280&source=bl&ots=Qtbo79GLKE&sig=x1EhUQNJ31gQ6BokJEfPjzzwWnA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIntL-kLzXAhWiz4MKHWaTDssQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=1944%208280&f=false
an old geological survey record has 6, 1944, 8280 in it probably nothing but you never know.
https://books.google.com/books?id=EYvXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=61944+8280&source=bl&ots=t8HlsdFRh9&sig=ibRoBdgWxzeWWSj2voas-btsGdM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwigu-3gkbzXAhXJ6YMKHUryB70Q6AEIQzAG#v=onepage&q=61944%208280&f=false
Some old trade records show in 1890 a profit of 61,944 and another year later has profit off 8280. Gonna keep searching these seem like nothing but maybe someone else can find something in these
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